Noun: ascender u'sen-du(r)
- A lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters
"The 'h' in 'height' has an ascender"
- (printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters
"The ascender of the letter 'h' makes it taller than letters like 'a' or 'e'"
- Someone who ascends
"The ascender carefully made their way up the steep mountain face"
Derived forms: ascenders
Type of: alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet, line, mover
Encyclopedia: Ascender